Ancient World, Seleucids, Seleukos Nikator, (312-281 BC), Silver Tetradrachm

Description

Ancient World, Seleucids, Seleukos Nikator, (312-281 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, wt. 17.20g. obv. head of young Herakles to right wearing lion?s skin on ; rev. Zeus holding an eagle and scepter, sitting to left on a throne. Very Fine, Rare.
Note : Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus Nicator, a general of the Greek King, Alexander. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus Nicator in c. 302 B.C. to the court of the Indian king Chandragupta of the Mauryan Empire.